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Bhopal Power Cut Thursday: Maintenance To Disrupt Around 60 Areas
Workers who manage electricity in a city called Bhopal need to fix and check the power lines.
To work safely, they have to turn off the electricity for a little while, which is called a power cut.
On Thursday, about sixty neighborhoods in Bhopal will not have electricity.
The power will be off for between three and six hours depending on the area.
Some places will lose power early in the morning, while others will lose it during the afternoon.
People living there are asked to finish things that need electricity before it goes off.
For example, they should charge their phones and do other important electrical tasks early.
The articles do not agree on the exact date: one headline says August 5 and another says August 6, but both mention Thursday.
The power is expected to come back on after the workers finish their maintenance.
Around 60 areas of Bhopal will face power cuts of 3 to 6 hours on Thursday for scheduled maintenance work.
Outages are split into multiple time slots running from 5:30 am to 4 pm.
Major affected localities include Bawadiya Kalan, Nayapura, Vineet Kunj, Rajharsh Colony, Rajdhani Parisar, Bairagarh Road, Barela village and Banjari.
Other listed areas include Durga Nagar Colony, Rajendra Nagar, RK Parisar Colony, Reliable Colony, Semra, Tulsi Vihar and Chandbad.
Headlines reference conflicting dates (August 5 and August 6) for Thursday's maintenance, and residents are advised to complete essential electrical work in advance.
- Who
- Residents in around 60 areas of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, and the electricity department carrying out the maintenance.
- What
- Scheduled power cuts of 3 to 6 hours across roughly 60 areas.
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, including areas such as Bawadiya Kalan, Nayapura, Vineet Kunj, Rajharsh Colony, Rajdhani Parisar, Bairagarh Road, Barela village, Banjari, Durga Nagar Colony and Rajendra Nagar.
- When
- Thursday; headlines reference conflicting dates of August 5 and August 6.
- Why
- The electricity department is carrying out scheduled maintenance work on the power supply.
Key facts
- City
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Affected Areas
- Around 60 localities
- Outage Duration
- 3 to 6 hours
- Reason
- Departmental maintenance by the electricity department
- Outage Windows
- Multiple slots, from 5:30 am to 4 pm
- Scheduled Day
- Thursday (headlines reference August 5 and August 6)
- Notable Affected Localities
- Bawadiya Kalan, Nayapura, Vineet Kunj, Rajharsh Colony, Rajdhani Parisar, Durga Nagar Colony, Rajendra Nagar, Reliable Colony
- Resident Advisory
- Complete essential electricity-related work in advance








